(Deming) – Border Patrol agents from Deming recovered nearly 93 pounds of abandoned marijuana in a remote area of desert Thursday.With the help of a Border Patrol canine, the agents discovered two burlap backpacks containing $74,000 worth of marijuana.Officials believe the marijuana was abandoned once smugglers suspected that Border Patrol agents were trailing them.The marijuana was transferred to the DEA.

Also last week, agents in Lordsburg arrested an active member of a prison gang with an extensive criminal history.Thursday afternoon a local rancher contacted Border Patrol officials at the Lordsburg Station about a possible illegal alien trespassing on private property.Agents quickly located and arrested 43-year-old Martin Romero-Camilo, a Mexican citizen illegally present in the United States.Agents discovered Romero-Camilo was an undocumented alien and Mexican gang member who had been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery in California.And in a separate incident Thursday evening, Border Patrol Agents assigned in Lordsburg, working along with a Border Patrol canine, came across five abandoned backpacks in the desert which contained 209 pounds of marijuana, valued at $167,000.

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